[LRUG] Ruby Contracting

[Vahagn Hayrapetyan]

My impression is that the agencies advertising at CWjobs are currently
looking for folks for 2+ years' experience in Rails. Too bad if one is a
fresh-faced software idealist, young and full of dreams, who has only joined
the Rails bandwagon about a year ago or so.

It's funny because I think most of the recruiters themselves don't have clue
about how long it takes for someone who was previously pro to become
reasonably fluent in a new framework. Next time, I think I'll try
introducing myself as : "Hello, my name is Vahagn and I have been a member
of Rails core between 1998 and 2000; before that, I was developing highly
dynamic web applications using Algol. My salary range is 50-70 GBP pa".

Just to see what the reaction would be! :-D

/ Vahagn

PS. Good luck.

On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 3:55 PM, Kenneth Lee <kenfodder at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Good, question, I'm also interested in knowing as well, there seems to be
> a lot of permanents roles around, put ones CV on CWjobs is like opening the
> floodgates, mostly all frighteningly asking for CTOs of new startups or
> junior roles not in London.
>
> Good luck anyhow :)
>
> Tim Cowlishaw wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Was just wondering if anyone knew of any London agencies who recruit Ruby /
> Rails devs for short-term / contract work in/ around London? The spectre of
> possible redundancy's looming and I'm sizing up my options :-)
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Tim
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